"2009. Craig now plays for Maryhill juniors. Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 1 Scottish First Division Play-offs: 1 David Craig (Scottish footballer) David William Craig (born 11 June 1969 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. He played for numerous clubs in the Scottish Football League, including East Stirlingshire, Dundee United, Hamilton Academical and Ayr United. He was named in the PFA Scotland Third Dvision Team of the Year for 2006–07 while playing for Dumbarton. Craig began his career at the end of the 1980s with Partick Thistle, making a dozen league appearances for ""The Jags"" before"
"were often known as ""the Jags"". Thistle applied for membership of the Scottish Football League for the 1973–74 season, but the club lost out to Ferranti Thistle by one vote. It was felt that this was due to clubs in the Central Belt being unwilling to travel to Inverness. They occasionally qualified for the Scottish Cup. Many regard their most famous result to be the defeat of Kilmarnock by a 3–0 scoreline in season 1984–85. When two vacancies were recorded in the Scottish League in time for season 1994–95 Thistle decided to again apply for membership. However to improve their"
"East Kilbride Thistle F.C. East Kilbride Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Nicknamed ""The Jags"", they were formed in 1968 and play at the Showpark, situated in the Village area of the town. Currently playing in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. They wear all black; their change strips are all red, or white tops with red or black shorts. Thistle won the West of Scotland Cup for the first time in 1974. They defeated Cambuslang Rangers 3–1 in the Final. They reached the"
"by his former assistant Gary Hake and then by Graeme Stewart who is the current manager. ""(on loan from Cove Rangers)"" Highland Football League: League Cup: Aberdeenshire Cup: Aberdeenshire Shield: Scottish Qualifying Cup (North): Aberdeenshire League: Elgin District Cup: Buckie Thistle F.C. Buckie Thistle Football Club are a senior football club based in the town of Buckie, Moray, who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League. Founded in 1889, they are also known as ""The Jags"" and play their football at Victoria Park, Buckie. Although there is no accurate date for Buckie Thistle's formation, it is widely accepted that the"
"Buckie Thistle F.C. Buckie Thistle Football Club are a senior football club based in the town of Buckie, Moray, who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League. Founded in 1889, they are also known as ""The Jags"" and play their football at Victoria Park, Buckie. Although there is no accurate date for Buckie Thistle's formation, it is widely accepted that the club was formed in 1889. The early years saw the club play a number of challenge matches before being accepted into the ""Banff and District League"". <br> It was not until the 1909–10 season that Buckie Thistle joined the"
"Larkhall Thistle F.C. Larkhall Thistle Football Club are a football club from Larkhall, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Formed in 1878 the Jags are Scotland's oldest continuous Junior Football Club and currently compete in the West of Scotland Super League First Division. They play in red and white stripes and their home ground since 1881 is Gasworks Park. ""As of 01 August 2018"" ""As of 15 December 2017"" Larkhall Thistle FC First Team Larkhall Thistle's main shirt sponsors for season 2018-2019 is shared between 2 local businesses Cathay Cuisine and M Holton Joiner & Housebuilders. The Jags are credited with having"
"Largs Thistle F.C. Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed ""The Theesel"", they were formed in 1889 and play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the West of Scotland Super League First Division, they wear gold and black hooped strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside In the 1993–94 season, Largs Thistle lifted the Scottish Junior Cup beating Glenafton Athletic 1–0 in the final at Ibrox Stadium on 15 May 1994. Largs won the match in front of 8,000 spectators and claimed their first Scottish Junior"
"the most players to step up be capped by the national Scotland senior team, one for the Ireland National Football Team and one for the United States. Thirteen ex-players have been capped by Scotland and five have gone on to captain their country. Scotland captains in bold. Larkhall Thistle F.C. Larkhall Thistle Football Club are a football club from Larkhall, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Formed in 1878 the Jags are Scotland's oldest continuous Junior Football Club and currently compete in the West of Scotland Super League First Division. They play in red and white stripes and their home ground since"
"White socks. Cambuslang Rangers F.C. Cambuslang Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ""The Lang"" or the wee Gers, were formed in 1899, they play at Somervell Park and wear blue strips (uniforms). They currently play in the West Region of the Junior level of football. They were awarded the title of 'Scottish Junior team of the 20th century' by the SJFA due to the honours they won in the 1970s. In the 1960–61 season, Cambuslang lost in the finals of five different competitions, including the West of Scotland Cup and the Scottish"
"Cambuslang Rangers F.C. Cambuslang Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ""The Lang"" or the wee Gers, were formed in 1899, they play at Somervell Park and wear blue strips (uniforms). They currently play in the West Region of the Junior level of football. They were awarded the title of 'Scottish Junior team of the 20th century' by the SJFA due to the honours they won in the 1970s. In the 1960–61 season, Cambuslang lost in the finals of five different competitions, including the West of Scotland Cup and the Scottish Junior Cup."
"scheduled events. The surface was upgraded to an all-weather 3G pitch in August 2012. Largs Thistle F.C. Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed ""The Theesel"", they were formed in 1889 and play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the West of Scotland Super League First Division, they wear gold and black hooped strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside In the 1993–94 season, Largs Thistle lifted the Scottish Junior Cup beating Glenafton Athletic 1–0 in the final at Ibrox Stadium on 15 May 1994. Largs"
"gaining attention in the local press through their media output. During the off-season, the Jags rebranded as the Jets. Though the club never had any association with the Jaguar car brand the club suffered harassment when it was announced that the car plant in Coventry would be closed. The rebranding distanced the club from this. The name Jets was chosen to honor Sir Frank Whittle who lived in the city and invented the jet engine. The Jets were getting ready to soar in 2005. In 2005, the Jets signed many new players. GB Lions RBs Steve Coles and Tony Perkins"
"Scone Thistle F.C. Scone Thistle Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in Scone, Perth and Kinross. Their home ground is Farquharson Park and club colours are black and red. The club was founded in 1882 making it the third oldest football club in Perthshire and oldest Perthshire Junior football club. They played in the Perthshire Junior leagues up until the outbreak of World War I. Following the resumption of football after the war The Jags became members of the Perthshire Juvenile Football Association – Juvenile football in Scotland was football played by adult players up to the"
"Carnoustie Panmure F.C. Carnoustie Panmure Football Club are a Scottish Junior football club from the town of Carnoustie, Angus. Formed in 1936, they are nicknamed ""the Gowfers"" due to the town's well-established links to the sport of golf (""gowf"" in Scots). They play at Laing Park, to which they moved in 2004, having previously played at Westfield Park. The club received significant investment in the late 1990s, which has allowed them to emerge as one of the stronger Tayside clubs participating in the East Region. The pinnacle of their achievements was winning the Scottish Junior Cup in 2004. The club"
"Football Times Cup Chic Allan Cup Jock Mackay Cup Morris Newton / SWL Cup Thurso F.C. Thurso Football Club are a senior football club from Thurso in Caithness, Scotland. They play in the North Caledonian Football League and are based at Sir George's Park. The current club was formed in 1998, although there was a previous club playing under the same name formed in the 19th century which later folded. The club are nicknamed ""the Vikings"" or ""the Scab"" or sometimes even ""the Crabs"". The club have won a number of honours in their short history, including the North Caledonian"
"Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, that plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, from a line in the Robert Burns poem ""Tam o' Shanter"". They play at Somerset Park. The club have spent 34 seasons in Scotland's top division, the last being 1977–78, and have been the champions of the second tier of Scottish football on six occasions, and of the third tier on three occasions."
"Welfare Football Association. In 2012, the Jags also won the resurrected Mid-Ross Challenge Shield, finishing first in an autumn mini league competition. The club generated a much higher level of media interest than usual during November 2008 as a result of their inclusion in Football Manager. The Club chairman was interviewed live on the subject by Peter Allen from BBC Radio 5 Live and also appeared on BBC Radio Scotland's morning news programme, ""Good Morning Scotland"". Tain Thistle were also featured on BBC Scotland's flagship television news programme, Reporting Scotland. Tain Thistle F.C. Tain Thistle Football Club is an amateur"
"attendances exceeded 6,000, whereas in the lower divisions they have tended to range between 2,000 and 4,000. During the Jags' title winning campaign, a match of significant importance was played against Greenock Morton the attendance was 8,875 which was the highest first division attendance that season. On the day of their return to the top flight against Dundee United on 2 August 2013, the attendance at Firhill was 7,822. Average home attendances for Thistle's maiden season back in the Scottish Premiership was around 5,000, however the 2014–15 season saw a 25% drop with an average home crowd of only 3,500."
"clubs, including Rangers, for their actions in fighting discrimination. In September 2007, UEFA praised Rangers for the measures the club has taken against sectarianism. Rangers F.C. supporters Rangers Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Glasgow. The club's fans are often known as 'Bears', derived from the team's nickname, the Teddy Bears and also Bluenoses, referring to the teams colours. Numerous fan magazines, blogs and supporters' websites are dedicated to the club and the fans have a famous long-standing rivalry with Celtic, the two Glasgow giants collectively known as ""The Old Firm"". Rangers supporters have"
"the 1975–76 Scottish League Cup, where they led for much of the tie against Rangers at Hampden Park before eventually succumbing 5–1 to the team who would lift the trophy. The contribution of Johnston (who by now had successfully graduated from Jordanhill College to become a Physical education teacher) in Montrose's strong period had not gone unnoticed, and in summer 1976, after over 200 matches for the Angus club, he was approached by Partick Thistle, who had just achieved promotion to the Premier Division. the ""Jags"" manager Bertie Auld stated in his autobiography that he had to persuade Johnston to"
"Old Firm The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It has reflected, and contributed to, political, social, and religious division and sectarianism in Scotland. As a result, the fixture has had an enduring appeal around the world. Between them the two clubs have won 103 Scottish League championships (Rangers with 54 and Celtic with 49), 71 Scottish Cups, and 45 Scottish"
"team was selected by match committee. Twitter.com/Beithjuniorsfc Beith Juniors F.C. Beith Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Beith, North Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they compete in the SJFA West Region Premiership, having been promoted as runners-up in the First Division in 2013–14, and play at Bellsdale Park. Their main rival is Kilbirnie Ladeside. Formed in 1938, they play in black and white strips (uniforms) and their nicknames are ""the Cabes"" or ""the Mighty"". They were formed as a junior football successor to the disbanded senior side Beith, who had previously"
"Darvel F.C. Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire. Nicknamed """"The Vale"""" or """"The Juniors"","" and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park (on Irvinebank Road), and currently, the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Reaching the final of the 1975–76 Scottish Junior Cup (beaten 3–0 by Bo'ness United) has been the most illustrious point in the club's history. During the 2016/17 season Darvel won the title in the Ayrshire District League and gained promotion to the Super 1st Division The team was managed from June 2013 to"
"nicknames taken from rhyming slang. Partick Thistle are known as the ""Harry Rags"", which is taken from the rhyming slang of their 'official' nickname ""the jags"". Rangers are known as the ""Teddy Bears"", which comes from the rhyming slang for ""the Gers"" (shortened version of Ran-gers). Heart of Midlothian are known as the ""Jambos"", which comes from ""Jam Tarts"" which is the rhyming slang for ""Hearts"" which is the common abbreviation of the Club's name. Hibernian are also referred to as ""The Cabbage"" which comes from Cabbage and Ribs being the rhyming slang for Hibs. Junior doctors in the United"
"has extensively developed the stadium in recent years, with a function hall being built within the perimeter of the ground, enabling sponsors and spectators to enjoy licensed and catering facilities pre- and post-match at the venue. Buckie Thistle bolstered their squad for the 2007–08 season with the signings of Craig MacMillan, Tony Low, Graeme Stewart, David Macrae, Brian Neill, Bob Duncan and Andrew Courage. The Jags started the season as one of the favourites to win the league title for the first time in 50 years and managed to live up to this tag early on with an opening day"
"the club, Kilby, McManus and other members of the management had set their goal to be the best football organisation in the UK. Following the first season, it was obvious that there was a lot of time before they would be the best on the field but arguably they could claim to be the best off the field. With home games played at Broadstreet RFC Ivor Preece Field and attracting an average gate of 500 spectators, they were the most watched team in the UK. The Jags had also secured major sponsorship from Coventry Aquatics and Fitness First and were"
"Rangers F.C. supporters Rangers Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Glasgow. The club's fans are often known as 'Bears', derived from the team's nickname, the Teddy Bears and also Bluenoses, referring to the teams colours. Numerous fan magazines, blogs and supporters' websites are dedicated to the club and the fans have a famous long-standing rivalry with Celtic, the two Glasgow giants collectively known as ""The Old Firm"". Rangers supporters have traditionally been identified with the Protestant and Unionist community in Scotland, as well as in Northern Ireland. The club has a global fan-base, with"
"(vs Queens Park, 27 July 2013). All players are from Scotland unless otherwise stated. ""* years involved as a manager""<br> ""** years involved as vice-chairman"" ""* years involved as manager"" Only includes caps won while playing for Ayr United. Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, that plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, from a line in the Robert Burns poem ""Tam o' Shanter"". They play at"
"won the Scottish Cup, beating Rangers 1–0 in the final. Johnny Blair scored the only goal of the game, which was held at Celtic Park. The Jags reached the final again nine years later, facing the same opposition, but Rangers won 2–1 in a replay following a 0–0 draw in the first match. In 1935 the Jags won both the Glasgow Cup and the Charity Cup, competitions that were taken seriously at the time. Although it was over 30 years before Thistle achieved further cup success they not only maintained their top tier status during this period but finished third"
"John Inglis (footballer, born 1966) John Inglis (born 16 October 1966) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He was nicknamed ""Zeus"". John began his career as a professional footballer in 1983. He played the majority of his career with Scottish Premier League clubs St Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC. John won the Scottish League Cup in 1995. He then moved to Levski Sofia. He then went on to win the League and Cup double in 1999-2000. Following his retirement, Inglis remained in Bulgaria and became an agent. John took his football agents license in Bulgaria. John holds an agents license"
"Scottish club Rangers, having supported them since childhood. Steve Jones (footballer, born 1976) Stephen Graham ""Steve"" Jones (born 25 October 1976) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Nantwich Town. He has been capped 29 times by Northern Ireland and played for 18 clubs in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Jones was born in Derry, Northern Ireland and moved to Manchester with his family at age 13. In his late teens, he played for Chadderton in the North West Counties Division One before signing for Blackpool in July 1995. After spending time playing"
"Thurso F.C. Thurso Football Club are a senior football club from Thurso in Caithness, Scotland. They play in the North Caledonian Football League and are based at Sir George's Park. The current club was formed in 1998, although there was a previous club playing under the same name formed in the 19th century which later folded. The club are nicknamed ""the Vikings"" or ""the Scab"" or sometimes even ""the Crabs"". The club have won a number of honours in their short history, including the North Caledonian League in 1999–00, 2002–03, 2009–10 and 2012–13. North Caledonian Football League North Caledonian Cup"
"Annbank United F.C. Annbank United Football Club are a Scottish football club from Annbank, South Ayrshire. Formed in 1939, they are based at New Pebble Park and are nicknamed """"The Bankies"""". They compete in the Ayrshire District League of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and wear black and white strips (uniforms). The club reached the final of the 1952–53 Scottish Junior Cup, losing 1–0 to Vale of Leven in front of 55,800 spectators at Hampden Park. Annbank had required thirteen matches to negotiate the seven rounds to the final. In June 2016,"